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Phys. Rev. A 73, 063810 (2006) [13 pages]

Polarization states of four-dimensional systems based on biphotons

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Yu. I. Bogdanov
Institute of Physics and Technology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117218 Moscow, Russia

E. V. Moreva*
Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (State University), 115409 Moscow, Russia

G. A. Maslennikov
Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117542 Singapore

R. F. Galeev, S. S. Straupe, and S. P. Kulik
Faculty of Physics, Moscow State University, 119992 Moscow, Russia

Received 17 February 2006; published 9 June 2006

We discuss the concept of polarization states of four-dimensional quantum systems based on the frequency nondegenerate biphoton field. Several quantum tomography protocols were developed and implemented for the measurement of an arbitrary state of ququart. A simple method that does not rely on the interferometric technique is used to generate and measure the sequence of states that can be used for quantum communication purposes.

© 2006 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.73.063810
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevA.73.063810
PACS:
42.50.Dv, 03.67.−a

*Electronic address: ekaterina.moreva@gmail.com